Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Monday announced that it has withdrawn its earlier decision to ban social media sites amid violent protests by youths that left at least 19 people dead and over 300 others injured. Nepal Minister for Communication, Information and Broadcasting Prithvi Subba Gurung announced that the government has withdrawn its earlier decision…
Kyiv: Russia launched its largest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv and killing at least four people, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south…
Kathmandu: At least 42 people were injured on Monday as demonstrations led by youths against a Nepal government ban on social media sites intensified in Kathmandu, prompting authorities to impose a day-long curfew in parts of the capital city, police said. Local media reported that one person was killed in the violence; however, there was…
Singapore: Describing India and China as “drivers of Asia’s growth”, a senior Singaporean minister on Monday said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gains when New Delhi and Beijing engage. “ASEAN is a platform where both giants (India and China) can connect with the wider region,” Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin…
Kyiv (Ukraine): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed the imposition of tariffs on countries maintaining economic ties with Russia, saying it is the “right idea” in the face of continued aggression by Moscow. During an interview with ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz on Friday (local time), Zelenskyy suggested that such punitive economic…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is ready to impose the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia. “Yeah, I am,” Trump said outside the White House in response to a question if he was prepared to impose additional sanctions on Russia. Trump’s comment came shortly after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Kyiv: Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said. A strike on a nine-story residential building in the west of Kyiv killed at least two people, a mother and her two-month-old son, prosecutors said. 18…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed to French President Emmanuel Macron New Delhi’s support for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict even as the two leaders “positively” assessed the India-France strategic ties. Following a phone conversation with Macron, Modi said the strategic partnership between New Delhi and Paris will continue to…
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the General Debate at the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly later this month, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued here. The 80th session of the UN General Assembly will open on September 9. The high-level General Debate will run…
Washington: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that would let the U.S. designate nations as state sponsors of wrongful detention, using the threat of associated sanctions to deter Americans from being detained abroad or taken hostage. The designation, similar to the state sponsors of terrorism designation that the U.S. already imposes on some…
